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Title: Carbon express help
Post by: Steel on December 15, 2008, 11:58:00 PM
Does anyone shoot the Carbon Express Heritage arrows in a Shrew. I am shooting a 29.25" arrow 150gr tip in 47lb to 49lb shrews and wondered if the 250 size was to stiff? I have heritage 90's they are to weak was thinking maybe 150's if I ever went the Carbon express arrow route again but have a trade offer that includes several dozen 250's new and uncut. Thanks for any feedeback!
Title: Re: Carbon express help
Post by: Thebear_78 on December 16, 2008, 03:34:00 AM
Just load up the tip if they are too stiff.  I know a guy who is shooting 400gr up front on some 250 in a 45lb longbow.  You can also leave them long too.
Title: Re: Carbon express help
Post by: longbow1 on December 16, 2008, 03:50:00 AM
150 should be perfect. 250 way too stiff for your set up. Try cutting the 90's as short as possible and adding a wrap to the fletching end. Also, decrease point weight. Or build up you sideplate.Otherwise, buy a dozen 150's.
Title: Re: Carbon express help
Post by: JoeM on December 16, 2008, 07:27:00 AM
150's. I'm shooting 150's out of a 53# recurve with 225 grains up front.  Joe
Title: Re: Carbon express help
Post by: pooahl on December 16, 2008, 10:22:00 AM
I shoot 30" 250's and I'm pretty sure you'd have to heavily front-load yours to get good flight.  Might not be a bad idea to try it with a shaft or two, just expect to put a bunch of weight out there.
Title: Re: Carbon express help
Post by: DaveBriner on December 16, 2008, 12:57:00 PM
I'm shootin' an SAIII at your same draw weight and basically to shoot a 250 CE, I need to add so much weight up front that, by the time I'm tuned, I'm above 12 grains per pound.  I can nock another arrow before the first one gets to the target!
Dave
Title: Re: Carbon express help
Post by: Toxophilite on December 16, 2008, 08:35:00 PM
My 47# Shrew liked 150's cut to 30" with 145 gr tips.  It also liked 150's cut to 29" with 200 gr tips.